Former Davis Polk & Wardwell associate Kaloma Cardwell filed notice of appeal Wednesday of the verdict in his retaliation lawsuit against his former employer and two of its former leaders, former Davis Polk managing partner Thomas Reid and former M&A group practice chair John Bick.
Cardwell sued Davis Polk in 2019, arguing that he suffered retaliation after he raised concerns about racial discrimination at the firm. Davis Polk’s defense attorneys at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison argued that he was instead terminated for poor performance.
